Benin vs Botswana statistics compared

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 2.52M in Botswana (ranked 143/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 218,816 sq mi for Botswana (ranked 99th vs. 47th).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695).

Benin and Botswana: Comparison Charts

Benin and Botswana economies compared

GDP

Benin

Botswana

Table

Year	GDP
	Benin	Botswana
1960	$226,195,578	$30,411,414
1961	$235,668,221	$32,902,613
1962	$236,434,954	$35,644,957
1963	$253,927,697	$38,091,843
1964	$269,819,006	$41,616,348
1965	$289,908,680	$45,788,696
1966	$302,925,235	$51,465,655
1967	$306,221,953	$58,642,354
1968	$326,323,105	$66,248,441
1969	$330,748,245	$77,361,547
1970	$333,627,713	$96,243,234
1971	$335,073,028	$127,448,614
1972	$410,331,857	$164,460,915
1973	$504,376,074	$244,124,164
1974	$554,654,861	$306,044,208
1975	$676,870,140	$355,168,572
1976	$698,408,262	$372,025,093
1977	$750,049,779	$451,624,780
1978	$928,843,469	$590,407,374
1979	$1,186,231,020	$819,870,259
1980	$1,405,251,847	$1,060,889,704
1981	$1,291,120,188	$1,073,812,830
1982	$1,267,778,670	$1,014,945,696
1983	$1,095,348,199	$1,172,230,397
1984	$1,051,134,009	$1,240,822,167
1985	$1,045,712,789	$1,114,783,343
1986	$1,336,102,025	$1,392,602,164
1987	$1,562,412,228	$1,965,226,890
1988	$1,620,246,084	$2,644,554,159
1989	$1,502,294,416	$3,083,822,112
1990	$1,959,965,330	$3,790,636,324
1991	$1,986,437,797	$3,942,876,703
1992	$1,695,315,306	$4,146,464,587
1993	$2,274,558,083	$4,160,129,175
1994	$1,598,075,944	$4,259,259,604
1995	$2,169,627,138	$4,730,599,122
1996	$2,361,116,449	$4,847,757,218
1997	$2,268,301,646	$5,020,265,627
1998	$2,455,092,686	$4,790,481,509
1999	$3,677,393,999	$5,484,263,347
2000	$3,519,991,440	$5,788,329,609
2001	$3,666,222,635	$5,489,608,300
2002	$4,194,342,686	$5,438,863,983
2003	$5,349,258,094	$7,511,582,173
2004	$6,190,270,380	$8,957,467,707
2005	$6,567,654,954	$9,918,907,108
2006	$7,034,111,315	$9,919,158,482
2007	$8,169,048,383	$10,567,270,656
2008	$9,787,734,526	$10,730,829,116
2009	$9,738,626,517	$10,118,459,242
2010	$9,535,345,016	$12,637,273,429
2011	$10,693,321,364	$15,110,643,612
2012	$11,141,358,116	$13,907,464,500
2013	$12,517,845,124	$14,271,738,933
2014	$13,284,527,847	$15,470,088,501
2015	$11,388,160,997	$13,530,748,845
2016	$11,821,065,853	$15,082,637,184
2017	$12,701,655,837	$16,105,155,857
2018	$14,262,408,090	$17,031,943,186
2019	$14,391,686,313	$16,725,908,149
2020	$15,686,741,894	$14,960,251,611
2021	$17,687,623,535	$18,750,182,235
2022	$17,425,405,084	$20,321,150,598
2023	$19,673,290,996	$19,411,266,967
2024	$21,482,643,720	$19,400,774,882

Benin and Botswana economies compared

GDP per capita

Benin

Botswana

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Benin	Botswana
1960	$89.9	$58.9
1961	$92.1	$62.3
1962	$90.8	$66
1963	$95.7	$68.9
1964	$99.8	$73.5
1965	$105.1	$79.7
1966	$107.6	$89.1
1967	$106.6	$100.9
1968	$111.2	$113.4
1969	$110.3	$131.8
1970	$108.8	$163
1971	$106.9	$212.2
1972	$127.9	$264.2
1973	$153.6	$374
1974	$164.9	$446
1975	$196.5	$493
1976	$197.7	$490
1977	$207	$565
1978	$249.8	$695
1979	$311	$909
1980	$358	$1,132
1981	$320	$1,107
1982	$305	$1,006
1983	$256	$1,121
1984	$238.6	$1,145
1985	$230.4	$994
1986	$285.8	$1,200
1987	$324	$1,639
1988	$326	$2,141
1989	$293.3	$2,428
1990	$371	$2,903
1991	$365	$2,939
1992	$302	$3,005
1993	$387	$2,929
1994	$262.1	$2,917
1995	$348	$3,156
1996	$369	$3,156
1997	$345	$3,194
1998	$362	$2,981
1999	$525	$3,340
2000	$487	$3,451
2001	$492	$3,206
2002	$546	$3,117
2003	$676	$4,230
2004	$759	$4,957
2005	$779	$5,391
2006	$809	$5,292
2007	$912	$5,529
2008	$1,061	$5,503
2009	$1,024	$5,083
2010	$973	$6,216
2011	$1,059	$7,287
2012	$1,072	$6,596
2013	$1,169	$6,667
2014	$1,204	$7,122
2015	$1,002	$6,141
2016	$1,011	$6,749
2017	$1,055	$7,105
2018	$1,152	$7,408
2019	$1,131	$7,172
2020	$1,200	$6,323
2021	$1,319	$7,808
2022	$1,266	$8,329
2023	$1,394	$7,826
2024	$1,485	$7,695

Benin vs. Botswana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Benin

Botswana

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Benin	Botswana
1950	35.4	46.2
1951	35.7	46.6
1952	36	47
1953	36.3	47.5
1954	36.7	48
1955	37	48.5
1956	37.3	49
1957	37.6	49.5
1958	38	50.1
1959	38.4	50.7
1960	38.8	51.2
1961	39.2	51.8
1962	39.6	52.3
1963	40.1	52.8
1964	40.5	53.4
1965	41	53.9
1966	41.3	54.4
1967	41.8	54.9
1968	42.2	55.4
1969	42.6	55.9
1970	43	56.4
1971	43.4	57.1
1972	43.9	57.7
1973	44.4	58.3
1974	44.9	58.9
1975	45.4	59.5
1976	46	60.2
1977	46.5	60.9
1978	46.9	61.5
1979	47.4	62
1980	47.7	62.5
1981	48.1	63
1982	48.5	63.4
1983	48.8	63.6
1984	49.4	63.7
1985	50	63.6
1986	50.6	63.4
1987	51.3	62.8
1988	52	61.7
1989	52.5	61.2
1990	53	60.1
1991	53.4	58.9
1992	54.1	58.2
1993	54.6	57.3
1994	55	56
1995	55.4	54.7
1996	55.6	54.3
1997	56	53.6
1998	56.2	53
1999	56.3	52.5
2000	56.6	52.3
2001	56.7	52.2
2002	56.9	52.4
2003	57.1	52.9
2004	57.3	53.6
2005	57.7	54.4
2006	58	55.1
2007	58.2	56.7
2008	58.1	57.7
2009	58.3	58.3
2010	58.4	59.1
2011	58.5	59.7
2012	58.6	60.4
2013	58.9	61.2
2014	59	62.2
2015	59.1	63.2
2016	59.3	64.3
2017	59.5	65.4
2018	59.7	66.4
2019	59.9	67.2
2020	60.2	67.6
2021	59.6	63.3
2022	60.5	68.7
2023	60.8	69.2
2024	61	69.3
2025	61.1	69.4

Benin and Botswana population clocks and comparison

Population

Benin

Botswana

Table

Year	Population
	Benin	Botswana
1960	2,517,286	516,165
1961	2,559,223	527,942
1962	2,604,659	540,186
1963	2,652,908	552,966
1964	2,704,003	566,266
1965	2,757,936	574,664
1966	2,814,317	577,866
1967	2,872,997	580,933
1968	2,934,257	583,966
1969	2,998,222	587,066
1970	3,065,057	590,334
1971	3,134,767	600,481
1972	3,207,543	622,407
1973	3,283,496	652,408
1974	3,362,633	685,448
1975	3,445,407	720,380
1976	3,532,196	758,508
1977	3,623,202	799,574
1978	3,718,305	849,239
1979	3,818,528	901,742
1980	3,925,251	937,485
1981	4,038,307	969,996
1982	4,156,596	1,009,269
1983	4,278,978	1,046,137
1984	4,405,895	1,083,660
1985	4,538,012	1,121,945
1986	4,675,420	1,160,650
1987	4,818,486	1,199,167
1988	4,967,341	1,235,476
1989	5,121,657	1,270,274
1990	5,281,479	1,305,696
1991	5,446,932	1,341,756
1992	5,617,844	1,380,033
1993	5,872,706	1,420,115
1994	6,096,506	1,460,023
1995	6,226,773	1,498,836
1996	6,391,858	1,535,914
1997	6,583,365	1,571,691
1998	6,789,489	1,606,899
1999	7,002,818	1,641,997
2000	7,221,619	1,677,382
2001	7,445,596	1,712,254
2002	7,675,426	1,744,763
2003	7,913,070	1,775,736
2004	8,159,094	1,807,146
2005	8,426,144	1,839,877
2006	8,693,242	1,874,516
2007	8,953,969	1,911,201
2008	9,228,466	1,949,970
2009	9,509,423	1,990,673
2010	9,797,484	2,033,111
2011	10,093,623	2,073,535
2012	10,397,657	2,108,617
2013	10,708,834	2,140,682
2014	11,030,004	2,172,044
2015	11,360,681	2,203,273
2016	11,697,842	2,234,776
2017	12,039,780	2,266,747
2018	12,383,347	2,299,141
2019	12,726,755	2,332,083
2020	13,070,169	2,365,894
2021	13,413,417	2,401,441
2022	13,759,501	2,439,892
2023	14,111,034	2,480,244
2024	14,462,724	2,521,139

Fertility rates in Benin and Botswana

Fertility rate

Benin

Botswana

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Benin	Botswana
1960	6.28	6.6
1961	6.4	6.56
1962	6.46	6.54
1963	6.51	6.58
1964	6.57	6.61
1965	6.61	6.6
1966	6.63	6.61
1967	6.64	6.6
1968	6.67	6.58
1969	6.71	6.56
1970	6.74	6.55
1971	6.77	6.54
1972	6.8	6.56
1973	6.81	6.59
1974	6.82	6.61
1975	6.83	6.61
1976	6.83	6.6
1977	6.83	6.54
1978	6.82	6.48
1979	6.91	6.4
1980	6.99	6.29
1981	7.06	6.16
1982	7.06	5.97
1983	7.05	5.79
1984	7.03	5.63
1985	7	5.48
1986	6.96	5.33
1987	6.92	5.1
1988	6.87	4.88
1989	6.82	4.67
1990	6.74	4.51
1991	6.67	4.37
1992	6.59	4.26
1993	6.51	4.15
1994	6.42	4.02
1995	6.33	3.79
1996	6.28	3.57
1997	6.23	3.43
1998	6.14	3.36
1999	6.03	3.31
2000	5.94	3.29
2001	5.85	3.25
2002	5.79	3.18
2003	5.76	3.11
2004	5.72	3.06
2005	5.69	3.08
2006	5.67	3.11
2007	5.63	3.13
2008	5.55	3.13
2009	5.49	3.13
2010	5.45	3.14
2011	5.44	3.1
2012	5.43	3.07
2013	5.41	3.05
2014	5.37	3.03
2015	5.32	3.01
2016	5.25	2.99
2017	5.16	2.97
2018	5.03	2.94
2019	4.9	2.91
2020	4.8	2.86
2021	4.71	2.83
2022	4.63	2.79
2023	4.56	2.73

Benin and Botswana demographics compared

Median age

Benin

Botswana

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Benin	Botswana
1960	20.8	17.7
1961	20.6	17.4
1962	20.3	17.1
1963	20.1	16.8
1964	19.9	16.6
1965	19.7	16.4
1966	19.5	16.2
1967	19.3	15.9
1968	19	15.7
1969	18.8	15.6
1970	18.6	15.4
1971	18.4	15.3
1972	18.3	15.4
1973	18.1	15.6
1974	17.9	15.8
1975	17.8	16
1976	17.7	16.2
1977	17.6	16.4
1978	17.5	16.6
1979	17.4	16.9
1980	17.3	16.8
1981	17.3	16.8
1982	17.2	16.8
1983	17.1	16.8
1984	17.1	16.8
1985	17	16.8
1986	17	16.9
1987	16.9	16.9
1988	16.9	17
1989	16.9	17.1
1990	16.9	17.3
1991	16.9	17.4
1992	16.9	17.6
1993	17.1	17.8
1994	17.2	18
1995	17	18.3
1996	16.9	18.6
1997	17	18.8
1998	17	19.1
1999	17.1	19.4
2000	17.1	19.7
2001	17.2	20
2002	17.3	20.3
2003	17.4	20.6
2004	17.4	20.9
2005	17.5	21.2
2006	17.6	21.5
2007	17.6	21.7
2008	17.7	22
2009	17.8	22.2
2010	17.8	22.5
2011	17.9	22.7
2012	18	22.8
2013	18	22.7
2014	18.1	22.7
2015	18.1	22.7
2016	18.2	22.7
2017	18.3	22.8
2018	18.3	22.9
2019	18.4	23.1
2020	18.5	23.3
2021	18.6	23.4
2022	18.7	23.6
2023	18.8	23.9
2024	19	24.2

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